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I watched Avatar The Legend of Korra, but I didn't side with the resistance.
I initially sided with the resistance. It made complete sense to question why a minority capable of bending the elements should be allowed to govern, oppress, and ruin the lives of the non-bending majority.
When the machines were introduced, I realised my core grievance was the misuse of power itself, regardless of its source. Even after Amon was exposed and defeated, I continued to agree with his underlying philosophy. In the Avatar universe, bending is the ultimate form of power, and power inherently corrupts.
Amon's motivations are highly logical when you examine his past. Having experienced the sheer horror of bloodbending under his father, he projected his own trauma and self-hatred onto the entire bending community. That psychological complexity is exactly why he remains my favourite character in the franchise, second only to Iroh.